- Gluten sensitivity influenced by negative expectations https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-health/news/article/5468/gluten-sensitivity-influenced-by-negative-expectations#:~:text=Marlijne%20de%20Graaf%2C%20from%20Maastricht,were%20not%20actually%20eating%20gluten. 97 comments science
- A rare disorder which causes babies to be born with extra fingers and toes has been identified. The disorder, which has not yet been named, is caused by a genetic mutation. As well as extra digits – polydactyly - it leads to a range of symptoms relating to ongoing brain growth, such as autism. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/5502/rare-disorder-causing-extra-fingers-and-toes-identified 36 comments science
- Permafrost peatlands approaching tipping point. Even with the strongest efforts to reduce global carbon emissions, and therefore limit global warming, by 2040 the climates of Northern Europe will no longer be cold and dry enough to sustain peat permafrost. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/5047/permafrost-peatlands-approaching-tipping-point 11 comments science
- AI can identify heart disease from an eye scan. Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that can analyse eye scans taken during a routine visit to an optician or eye clinic and identify patients at a high risk of a heart attack. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/5000/ai-can-identify-heart-disease-from-an-eye-scan 10 comments science
- During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more inhospitable to life than scientists previously thought. Researchers now believe the level of UV radiation reaching the Earth’s surface could have been underestimated, with UV levels being up to ten times higher. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/4994/study-reveals-hostile-conditions-on-earth-as-life-evolved 3 comments science
- Fundamental changes in our economies are required to secure decent living standards for all in the struggle against climate breakdown, according to new research. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/4862/securing-decent-living-standards-for-all-while-cutting-energy-use 131 comments science
- Scientists found that the rate of ice loss from the Earth has increased markedly within the past three decades, from 0.8 trillion tonnes per year in the 1990s to 1.3 trillion tonnes per year by 2017 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4756/global_ice_loss_increases_at_record_rate 3 comments science
- Hard and fast emission cuts will slow warming sooner than expected. The risk of experiencing warming rates that are stronger than anything previously seen would be 13 times lower with rapid and deep emissions cuts, compared to an “average” future that continues to rely heavily on fossil fuels. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4734/hard_and_fast_emission_cuts_will_slow_warming_sooner_than_expected 62 comments science
- Parasite discovery could assist mental health treatments. The parasite’s ability to reduce norepinephrine interrupts the control of immune system activation, enabling an overactive immune response which may alter the host’s cognitive states https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4712/parasite_discovery_could_assist_mental_health_treatments 25 comments science
- Decent living for all does not have to cost the Earth. Global energy consumption in 2050 could be reduced to the levels of the 1960s and still provide a decent standard of living for a population three times larger, according to a new study. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4679/decent_living_for_all_does_not_have_to_cost_the_earth 737 comments science
- Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica whose melting rates are rapidly increasing have raised the global sea level by 1.8cm since the 1990s, and are matching the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's worst-case climate warming scenarios. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4658/sea_level_rise_matches_worst-case_scenario 6 comments science
- Formation of quadruple helix DNA tracked in live human cells for first time https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4636/formation_of_quadruple_helix_dna_tracked_in_live_human_cells_for_first_time 25 comments worldnews
- Formation of quadruple helix DNA tracked in live human cells for first time https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4636/formation_of_quadruple_helix_dna_tracked_in_live_human_cells_for_first_time 9 comments science
- Quicker and cooler is best for clothes. Reducing both washing cycle length and water temperature can significantly extend the life of garments and reduce the quantity of dye and microfibres shed into the environment. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4524/quicker_and_cooler_is_best_for_clothes 134 comments science
- Quicker and cooler is best for clothes- University of Leeds https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4524/quicker_and_cooler_is_best_for_clothes 7 comments science
- Growing consumption of energy and fossil fuels over four decades did not play a significant role in increasing life expectancy across 70 countries. Findings provide reassurance that countries could improve their citizens’ lives without requiring more energy consumption. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4565/longer_lives_not_dependent_on_increased_energy_use 3 comments science
- Extinction risk could decrease by more than 50% if at least 30% of land were to be conserved across the tropics. Avoiding extinctions results in healthy ecosystems that provide many services critical to people, including maintaining key carbon stores that mitigate against climate change http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4551/global_species_loss_could_be_halved 5 comments science
- Researchers have made an advance in the control of terahertz quantum cascade lasers, which could lead to the transmission of data at the rate of 100 gigabits per second -- around one thousand times quicker than a fast Ethernet operating at 100 megabits a second. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4541/using_sound_and_light_for_ultra-fast_data_transfer 10 comments science
- Greenland's ice sheet is melting seven times faster today than it was in the 1990s - and will be responsible for flooding 100 million people a year by the end of the century. Ice loss in Greenland has increased from 33 billion tonnes a year in the 1990s to 254 billion tonnes in the past ten years https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4514/greenland_losing_ice_faster_than_expected 39 comments science
- Greenland is losing ice faster than in the 1990s and is tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s high-end climate scenario. Greenland ice melting will cause 100 million people to be flooded each year by the end of the century. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4514/greenland_losing_ice_faster_than_expected 3 comments science
- “Exceedingly rare” plant species face increased chances of extinction. There are about 435,000 unique land plant species on Earth. Of these thirty-six and a half percent are “exceedingly rare,” meaning they have only ever been observed and recorded fewer than five times. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4508/exceedingly_rare_plant_species_face_increased_chances_of_extinction 25 comments science
- Researchers have for the first time demonstrated a link between eating breakfast and GCSE performance for secondary school students in the UK. Students who said they rarely ate breakfast achieved nearly two grades lower than those who rarely missed their morning meal. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4500/skipping_breakfast_linked_to_lower_gcse_grades 9 comments science
- Skipping breakfast linked to lower GCSE grades http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4500/skipping_breakfast_linked_to_lower_gcse_grades 14 comments science
- ‘Ear tickle’ therapy may help slow ageing, suggests a new study, which found that ‘tickling' the ear with a small electrical current, transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS), may rebalance the autonomic nervous system for over-55s, potentially slowing down one of the effects of ageing. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4453/tickle_therapy_could_help_slow_ageing 5 comments science
- Amazon rainforest can't keep up with climate change. Scientists found moisture-loving tree species are dying off faster than they can be replaced by species that can withstand drier conditions. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4322/amazon_rainforest_cant_keep_up_with_climate_change 71 comments science
- A study has produced a detailed estimation for when there was enough oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere to support large land-based life. The atmosphere was not breathable for most of its 4.5 billion year history, which may rule out the possibility of finding intelligent life on a ‘young’ planet”. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4303/breathing_life_into_our_planet_and_others 11 comments science
- Jet-air dryers should not be used in hospital toilets - Across three hospitals in three different countries in a multi-centre trial, bacterial counts were significantly higher in the toilets on the days that jet-air dryers were in use, compared with paper towels. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4284/jet-air_dryers_should_not_be_used_in_hospital_toilets 220 comments science
- Children with better co-ordination more likely to achieve at school. The findings raise the question of whether schools should be doing more to give support to children who are clumsy. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4264/children_with_better_co-ordination_more_likely_to_achieve_at_school 14 comments science
- Insufficient sleep could be adding to your waistline. Adults in the UK who have poor sleep patterns are more likely to be overweight and obese and have poorer metabolic health, according to a new study. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4079/insufficient_sleep_could_be_adding_to_your_waistline 28 comments science
- Possible signs of life 10 km below the deepest part of the world's oceans: Study http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4031/mud_volcanoes_deliver_new_clue_to_life_beneath_ocean_floor 51 comments worldnews
- Neuroscientists conclude that the body’s peripheral nervous system could be capable of interpreting its environment and modulating pain, after studying how rodents reacted to stimulation. Findings have potential future implications for the development of new painkillers for backache and arthritis. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4030/discovery_of_mini-brains_could_change_understanding_of_pain_medication 3 comments science
- New X-ray images of Earth's outer core have revealed a unique jet stream-like current of molten iron. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3961/satellites_help_discover_a_jet_stream_in_the_earths_core 5 comments science
- The climate-changing desert dust fertilising our oceans -- University of Leeds http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3951/the_climate-changing_desert_dust_fertilising_our_oceans 6 comments science
- Terminal cancer patients 'not getting adequate pain relief'. The researchers found that, on average, terminal cancer patients were given their first dose of a strong opioid such as morphine just nine weeks before their death – although many suffer with pain a long time before that. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3912/terminal_cancer_patients_not_getting_adequate_pain_relief 59 comments science
- More than half of all tree species in the world’s most diverse forest – the Amazon – may be globally threatened, according to a new study: But the study also suggests that Amazonian parks, reserves and indigenous territories will protect most of the threatened species, if properly managed https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3792/half_of_all_amazonian_tree_species_may_be_globally_threatened 17 comments science
- Researchers have created unusually intelligent mice by altering a single gene and as a result the mice were also less likely to feel anxiety or recall fear. They tended to learn faster, remember events longer and solve complex exercises better than ordinary mice. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3740/brainy_mice_raise_hope_of_better_treatments_for_cognitive_disorders 131 comments science
- Secret of plant geometry revealed - Researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered how plants set the angles of their branches http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3423/secret_of_plant_geometry_revealed 4 comments science
- "Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms." http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3121/women_use_strategies_to_overcome_discrimination_in_large_law_firms 23 comments law
- Bike lanes in an ideal world, from the Bicycle Alliance of Washington http://www.leeds.ac.uk/leedsbug/images/Car_Lane_Seattle.jpg 10 comments bicycling
- An argument for use of the mean deviation versus the standard deviation in statistics http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/00003759.htm 29 comments science